diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
index be7d5de0ca..4da56d8a58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ jobs:
           # Copy all of the root level md files into the docs folder for deployment, tweaking the relative paths
           for i in *.md; do sed -e "s#docs/#./#g" $i >docs/$i; done
           # Populate overrides for the current version, and then remove to not apply if VERSION is main branch
-          echo -e "{% extends "base.html" %}\n\n{% block outdated %}\n  You are viewing the documentation for ACA-Py Release $VERSION.\n{% endblock %}" >overrides/main.html
-          # If building from main, use latest as ALIAS and remove the base.html override
-          [ "$VERSION" == "main" ] && ALIAS=latest && rm overrides/base.html
+          OVERRIDE=overrides/main.html
+          echo -e "{% extends \"base.html\" %}\n\n{% block outdated %}\n  You are viewing the documentation for ACA-Py Release $ALIAS.\n{% endblock %}" >$OVERRIDE
+          # If building from main, use latest as ALIAS and remove the override
+          [ "$VERSION" == "main" ] && ALIAS=latest && rm $OVERRIDE
           echo $VERSION $ALIAS
           mike deploy --push --update-aliases $VERSION $ALIAS
           mike set-default latest